The ceremony recognized holders of endowed chair and professorship investitures between March 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022. |
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Outstanding faculty members from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering received one of the highest honors in academia during the recent investiture ceremony. This year, faculty members who were named holders of endowed chairs and professorships between March 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022, were recognized. They were honored at a combined ceremony on March 29, which also recognized recipients of faculty awards and Engineering Genesis awards.
The faculty members who were awarded the designation of a chair or professorship will receive bronze medallions. The medallions are engraved with the name of their chair or professorship and symbolize the honorees’ commitment to teaching, research and service.
2021 J. Edgar Holt '27 Endowed Chair in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Robert Ambrose
2021 J. Mike Walker ’66 Chair in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Scott Socolofsky
2021 J. Walter "Deak" Porter '22 and James W. "Bud" Porter '51 Chair in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ding Zhu
2021 McCain Engineering Chair in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Perla B. Balbuena
2021 Mike O'Connor Chair I in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
Faisal Khan
2021 Mike O'Connor Chair II in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
Stefan Hurlebaus
2021 R.P. Gregory ’32 Endowed Chair in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2021 A.P. and Florence Wiley Professorship II in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Shankar Chellam
2021 A.P. and Florence Wiley Professorship III in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ivett Leyva
2021 College of Engineering Excellence Professorship in the Department of Aerospace Engineering
Choongho Yu
2021 G. Paul Pepper ’54 Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Srikanth Saripalli
2021 J. Mike Walker ’66 Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Guillermo Aguilar
2021 James and Ada Forsyth Endowed Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bryan Rasmussen
2021 Leland T. Jordan Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Eduardo Gildin
2021 L.F. Peterson '36 Endowed Professorship in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Yunlong Zhang
2021 Peter C. Forster ’61 Professorship in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Roozbeh Jafari
2021 Tim and Amy Leach Professorship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Mary Beth Deisz Hueste
2021 Truman R. Jones, Jr. ’43 Professorship in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Moo-Hyun Kim
2021 W.H. Bauer Endowed Professorship II in the Department of Ocean Engineering
The faculty members who were awarded the designation of a chair or professorship will receive bronze medallions. The medallions are engraved with the name of their chair or professorship and symbolize the honorees’ commitment to teaching, research and service.
Chairs
I. Yucel Akkutlu2021 J. Edgar Holt '27 Endowed Chair in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Robert Ambrose
2021 J. Mike Walker ’66 Chair in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Scott Socolofsky
2021 J. Walter "Deak" Porter '22 and James W. "Bud" Porter '51 Chair in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ding Zhu
2021 McCain Engineering Chair in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Perla B. Balbuena
2021 Mike O'Connor Chair I in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
Faisal Khan
2021 Mike O'Connor Chair II in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
Stefan Hurlebaus
2021 R.P. Gregory ’32 Endowed Chair in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professorships
Marcelo Sanchez2021 A.P. and Florence Wiley Professorship II in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Shankar Chellam
2021 A.P. and Florence Wiley Professorship III in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ivett Leyva
2021 College of Engineering Excellence Professorship in the Department of Aerospace Engineering
Choongho Yu
2021 G. Paul Pepper ’54 Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Srikanth Saripalli
2021 J. Mike Walker ’66 Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Guillermo Aguilar
2021 James and Ada Forsyth Endowed Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bryan Rasmussen
2021 Leland T. Jordan Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Eduardo Gildin
2021 L.F. Peterson '36 Endowed Professorship in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Yunlong Zhang
2021 Peter C. Forster ’61 Professorship in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Roozbeh Jafari
2021 Tim and Amy Leach Professorship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Mary Beth Deisz Hueste
2021 Truman R. Jones, Jr. ’43 Professorship in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Moo-Hyun Kim
2021 W.H. Bauer Endowed Professorship II in the Department of Ocean Engineering